Ms Word Formatting Tips
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This document provides tips for formatting academic writing using Microsoft Word. It discusses using Word's thesis template, outline view, styles, and table of contents features. These tools can help make writing easier and more organized. Reference management software like EndNote is also introduced, which allows citations and references to be automatically generated. Links are provided for additional resources on using these Word and writing tools.
Ms Word Formatting Tips
- 1. MSWord Formatting Tips etc. A Presentation by Joan Vinall-Cox
- 2. My Research Connection My central interest The impact of the online computer on writing and teaching writing Show, not tell!
- 3. How to Make Your Writing Easier! Brief look at EndNote References Templates Brief look at MsWord MSWord’s thesis template Quick overview of the Outline View Styles generating a Table of Contents
- 4. EndNote – Supportive Software Software that supports academic writing Inserts itself into MSWord, Word Perfect etc.
- 5. You enter the info You create a library of your literature sources You choose what style to format your citations and references Your references are automatically generated as you cite
- 6. Manuscript Format You can choose a specific template
- 7. MSWord – More Than Typing Under File , New For a Thesis template
- 8. Support & Guidance It doesn’t just save your formatting work, it reminds you of what’s needed
- 9. Outline View 1 Under View , click on Outline This screen opens, with this Toolbar It’s linked to the other Views through the Styles field
- 10. Outline View 2 You can set up your outline here, or just check it by – Showing different levels of titles Dragging and dropping chunks to new positions Changing levels of headings using the arrow icons
- 11. Styles You set your Style in this field, or by setting up your title levels in the Outline View You can change the formatting of Styles under Format , clicking on Styles , near the bottom of the menu
- 12. The Table of Contents Connection Styles helps you keep your formatting consistent But what’s really great is Generating a Table of Contents with just a few ‘clicks’
- 13. Generating a Table of Contents Go to the top of your document Insert a page break Under Insert , click on Index and Tables , (near the bottom) Choose your format Click on OK
- 14. And … Once you put the title on, this is what it looks like! You can only generate a Table of Contents if you have been using Styles for your headings
- 15. More Info For more information on how to use the Outline View, go to http://ec.hku.hk/writing_turbocharger/planning/outlining.htm For more information on how to format Styles, go to http://ec.hku.hk/writing_turbocharger/formatting/styles.htm For more information on how to use these aspects of MSWord in a Composition course, go to http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~vinall/NewTools.htm
- 16. The Online Computer You can make your work look very professional yet avoid much of the picky work With software such as EndNote By using some of the more complex aspects of word processing software, Often, by using the online computer, you can even teach yourself how to use these It’s worth the time and effort!
- 17. For more about computers and writing Check out my website – http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~vinall/ And thanks for your time, Joan Vinall-Cox